CODEWITHSUNDEEP
pythonanacondaipythonspyder
jolindbe
jolindbe

Reputation: 2962

Spyder iPython console stuck at "Connecting to kernel..."

I am running Anaconda on a Windows 10 machine. When starting Spyder, the iPython console is stuck at "Connecting to kernel...". This appeared after my vacation - before the vacation I downgraded Spyder because the Python input() function was broken in the latest Spyder version. However, the following issue seems to appear no matter of which Spyder version I am using (currently 5.2.2).

On the other hand, if ipython is started from conda prompt it works fine.

I have tried the following suggestions that I found in multiple similar questions here on Stackoverflow, but to no avail:

Any other suggestions?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2636

Answers (2)

MistyCollins
MistyCollins

Reputation: 1

When I was setting up custom Anaconda environment to use an older Python 3.6, I encountered the same issue.

The following worked for me.

Select Tools Menu > Select Preferences > Select Python Interpreter > Select radio button 'Use the following Python interpreter:'

Use browsing icon and navigate to folder that points to your Python executable to set the textbox value. If you aren't sure where the python path is located. Then open a Command Prompt window and type 'where python'. Then choose your specific path from the output - copy and paste to the textbox mentioned above.

Click Apply > Click OK

Next

Select Tools menu > Select PYTHONPATH Manager Remove any/all paths found Click Close

The above directions resolved my issue. Beforehand I also tried the following functions listed below. It is possible that the following helped to partially resolve it too.

Open Command Prompt window

  • conda activate myenvironment

  • conda install spyder-kernels

  • conda update pyzmq

  • conda update ipykernel

Close Command Prompt window > Reload Anaconda.Navigator Select myenvironment > Open Spyder

Upvotes: 0

jolindbe
jolindbe

Reputation: 2962

This is really silly, but it seems like rebooting the computer fixed it.

Upvotes: 0

Related Questions